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The City is committed to working with you to understand and use your views, concerns, aspirations and knowledge, to guide sustainable outcomes in our decision-making processes to strengthen community cohesion, city amenity and the quality of life for the City of Nedlands community.

Our online community engagement hub, Your Voice Nedlands provides you and the community with the opportunity to offer genuine input into a broad range of projects, activities and decisions of Council. The hub also gives us an avenue to communicate decisions and activities.

The document library contains our community engagement policy along with key planning documents which provides a focus for the City and community. These documents take into account the community’s aspirations and deliver the best results possible with the available resources.

The Strategic Community Plan expresses the community’s vision and priorities for the future and shows how the Council and community intend to make progress over a ten year period. Detailed implementation for the next four years is covered in the Corporate Business Plan.

The annual budget relate to the respective year of the Corporate Business Plan, with any necessary adjustments made through the annual budget process.

Please read through the document library and FAQ's, and if you can't find what your looking for, then please contact us.

The City is committed to working with you to understand and use your views, concerns, aspirations and knowledge, to guide sustainable outcomes in our decision-making processes to strengthen community cohesion, city amenity and the quality of life for the City of Nedlands community.

Our online community engagement hub, Your Voice Nedlands provides you and the community with the opportunity to offer genuine input into a broad range of projects, activities and decisions of Council. The hub also gives us an avenue to communicate decisions and activities.

The document library contains our community engagement policy along with key planning documents which provides a focus for the City and community. These documents take into account the community’s aspirations and deliver the best results possible with the available resources.

The Strategic Community Plan expresses the community’s vision and priorities for the future and shows how the Council and community intend to make progress over a ten year period. Detailed implementation for the next four years is covered in the Corporate Business Plan.

The annual budget relate to the respective year of the Corporate Business Plan, with any necessary adjustments made through the annual budget process.

Please read through the document library and FAQ's, and if you can't find what your looking for, then please contact us.

The City is inviting feedback on draft Local Planning Policy – Exempt Development (please see the document library) until 2 February 2019. Please send an email to council@nedlands.wa.gov.au or write to PO Box 9, Nedlands, WA. 6909.

The policy’s purpose is to specify the circumstances where development will be exempt from requiring development approval. Its intent is to reduce instances where the City receives a development application for structures that have no detrimental impact on the amenity of the locality. The policy elaborates on developments exempt under the Residential Design Codes of Western Australia (R-Codes).

The City is inviting feedback on draft Local Planning Policy – Exempt Development (please see the document library) until 2 February 2019. Please send an email to council@nedlands.wa.gov.au or write to PO Box 9, Nedlands, WA. 6909.

The policy’s purpose is to specify the circumstances where development will be exempt from requiring development approval. Its intent is to reduce instances where the City receives a development application for structures that have no detrimental impact on the amenity of the locality. The policy elaborates on developments exempt under the Residential Design Codes of Western Australia (R-Codes).

This policy has been developed because the City regularly receives development applications for developmentsthat are unlikely to have any significant impact on local amenity due to their location, scale and nature.

It includes provisions relating to the following developments:

Animal enclosures

Garden ornaments

Screen walls and fencing

External fixtures – solar panels

External fixtures – satellite dishes

Flagpoles and flags

Fill and retaining

Permanent outdoor cooking facilities

Gatehouses

Shade sails

Street walls, piers and fences

Non-residential external building alterations

Pool pump sheds

Carports

Cubby houses

Please visit the City's website to view the report (Item PD62.18, page 61 of the PDF) and Minutes (PD62.18 pg 31 of the PDF) in relation to this proposal.

A hard copy of the policy is also available at the Mt Claremont and Nedlands libraries and the City's Administration Centre, 71 Stirling Highway, Nedlands.

During January 2019 there will be partial road closures on Carrington Street between Dalkeith Road and Ord Street to facilitate the removal of overhead power lines and the installation of new underground street lighting.

To assist with the smooth and safe movement through the work site detours will be in place.

Thank you for your patience while this important work is being undertaken.

During January 2019 there will be partial road closures on Carrington Street between Dalkeith Road and Ord Street to facilitate the removal of overhead power lines and the installation of new underground street lighting.

To assist with the smooth and safe movement through the work site detours will be in place.

Thank you for your patience while this important work is being undertaken.

The City has appointed Contractors, Densford Civil to undertake road resurfacing and associated works from Monday 14 January 2019 for up to four weeks between the hours of 7am and 5pm.

Preparatory works, for example service locations, surveying, removal of paint markings will occur prior to the commencement of construction works. The construction works will include removal of existing road surface and kerbs, upgrading drainage, re-asphalting the road surface and installing new kerbs and crossovers.

Road closures will be required at various stages to ensure safety for the contractors, motorists and pedestrians. Signage will be installed to assist with movement... Continue reading

The City has appointed Contractors, Densford Civil to undertake road resurfacing and associated works from Monday 14 January 2019 for up to four weeks between the hours of 7am and 5pm.

Preparatory works, for example service locations, surveying, removal of paint markings will occur prior to the commencement of construction works. The construction works will include removal of existing road surface and kerbs, upgrading drainage, re-asphalting the road surface and installing new kerbs and crossovers.

Road closures will be required at various stages to ensure safety for the contractors, motorists and pedestrians. Signage will be installed to assist with movement through this area along with the provision of on-site traffic controllers.

If you are a property owner/resident, please ensure you test your reticulation system and report any faults to the City within two weeks of the works being completed. After this period the City cannot be held responsible for repairs.

The City have appointed Roads 2000 to undertake road resurfacing and associated works on Heritae Lane, Mt Claremont for a period of up to five weeks during weekdays from 7am to 5pm.

The works will include the removal of the old kerb and line marking, along with installing new drainage, kerbs, footpath and replacement of the road surface with new asphalt.

Road closures will be in place with detours around the work site. Local traffic will continue to have access whilst closures are in place and on-site traffic controllers will be happy to assist.

If you are a property owner/resident, please ensure that you test your reticulation system and report any faults to the City within two weeks of the works being completed. After this period the City cannot be held responsible for repairs.

The City have appointed Roads 2000 to undertake road resurfacing and associated works on Brockway Road between Alfred Road and Stubbs Terrace, Mt Claremont for a period of up to three weeks during weekdays from 7am to 5pm.

The works will include the removal of the old kerb and line marking, along with installing new drainage, kerbs, footpath and replacement of the road surface with new asphalt.

Road closures will be in place with detours around the work site. Local traffic will continue to have access whilst closures are in place and on-site traffic controllers will be happy to assist.

The City have appointed Roads 2000 to undertake road resurfacing and associated works on Brockway Road between Alfred Road and Stubbs Terrace, Mt Claremont for a period of up to three weeks during weekdays from 7am to 5pm.

The works will include the removal of the old kerb and line marking, along with installing new drainage, kerbs, footpath and replacement of the road surface with new asphalt.

Road closures will be in place with detours around the work site. Local traffic will continue to have access whilst closures are in place and on-site traffic controllers will be happy to assist.

If you are a property owner/resident, please ensure that you test your reticulation system and report any faults to the City within two weeks of the works being completed. After this period the City cannot be held responsible for repairs.

The City have appointed Roads 2000 to undertake road resurfacing and associated works on Cameila Avenue, Mt Claremont for a period of up to five weeks during weekdays from 7am to 5pm.

The works will include the removal of the old kerb and line marking, along with installing new drainage, kerbs, footpath and replacement of the road surface with new asphalt.

Road closures will be in place with detours around the work site. Local traffic will continue to have access whilst closures are in place and on-site traffic controllers will be happy to assist.

If you are a property owner/resident, please ensure that you test your reticulation system and report any faults to the City within two weeks of the works being completed. After this period the City cannot be held responsible for repairs.

The City have appointed contractors, Civcon to carry out road resurfacing and drainage works on Underwood Avenue for two weeks (between 7am-5pm) commencing on 3 December 2018.

The works include site preparation, new drainage, driveways and new asphalt.

Road closures will be in place with detours
around the work site. Local traffic will continue to have access whilst
closures are in place and on-site traffic controllers will be happy to assist.

If you are a property owner or resident, please ensure that you test your reticulation
system and report any faults to the City within two... Continue reading

The City have appointed contractors, Civcon to carry out road resurfacing and drainage works on Underwood Avenue for two weeks (between 7am-5pm) commencing on 3 December 2018.

The works include site preparation, new drainage, driveways and new asphalt.

Road closures will be in place with detours
around the work site. Local traffic will continue to have access whilst
closures are in place and on-site traffic controllers will be happy to assist.

If you are a property owner or resident, please ensure that you test your reticulation
system and report any faults to the City within two weeks of the works being
completed. After this period the City cannot be held responsible for repairs.

The City has appointed Contractors, Civcon to undertake footpath upgrade works on Stirling Highway as follows:

Meriwa Street to Clifton Street: 14 January for two weeks

Baird Avenue to Boronia Avenue: 21 January for three weeks

Mountjoy Road to Florence Road: 4 February for three weeks

Bruce Street to Thomas Street: 19 February for five weeks

Work for each section will be undertaken during evenings from Sunday to Thursday, between the hours of 7pm to 6am and include:

Preparatory works (e.g. service locations and paint markings)

New drainage

Demolition of existing kerb and concrete pavers

Driveway accommodation works

Installation of new kerb

Installation of new brick footpath.

A noise management plan has been implemented for the duration of the upgrade to minimise any inconvenience to residents and property owners.

To ensure work, pedestrian and motorist safety, road and footpath closures will be in place with detours installed around the work site. Local traffic will continue to have access and traffic controllers will be in place to assist the safe movement around the work site.

If you are a resident or property owner, please ensure that you test your reticulation system and report any faults to the City within two weeks of the works being completed. After this period the City cannot be held responsible for repairs.

The minutes of the Annual Electors' Meeting are now available on the City's website under agendas and minutes. The minutes will now be included in the Council Agenda for the Ordinary Meeting of Council on 26 February 2019.

The minutes of the Annual Electors' Meeting are now available on the City's website under agendas and minutes. The minutes will now be included in the Council Agenda for the Ordinary Meeting of Council on 26 February 2019.